Approximate Purchase Date:
this week
Budget Range:
<$400
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Watching movies, streaming videos, browsing, very light gaming(most being minecraft)
Are you buying a monitor:
No
Parts to Upgrade:
Everything, building a new one
Do you need to buy OS:
No, because Linux [Mint] is great
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Anywhere, as long as we know it's safe, but I don't live near microcenter
Location: City, State/Region, Country -
Copperas Cove/Kileen/fort Hood, TX, USA
Parts Preferences:
I'd prefer an apu, I need something simple for the sis
Overclocking:
Probably not, because price range mainly
SLI or Crossfire:
NO
Your Monitor Resolution:
1366x768
Additional Comments:
Needs a pretty girlish case for eycandy
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Well my 15 y/o sister saw my badass I5 build [which cost around $980, got a great gtx 770 for cheap ] and said she wanted one once she saved up some cash. She told me she wants it for youtube, internet browsing, and minecraft on high settings with mods. She said she wanted it kind of cheap too, so here we go
Idea:
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.28 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($32.14 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-PW ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.94 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.93 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $341.25
this week
Budget Range:
<$400
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Watching movies, streaming videos, browsing, very light gaming(most being minecraft)
Are you buying a monitor:
No
Parts to Upgrade:
Everything, building a new one
Do you need to buy OS:
No, because Linux [Mint] is great
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Anywhere, as long as we know it's safe, but I don't live near microcenter
Location: City, State/Region, Country -
Copperas Cove/Kileen/fort Hood, TX, USA
Parts Preferences:
I'd prefer an apu, I need something simple for the sis
Overclocking:
Probably not, because price range mainly
SLI or Crossfire:
NO
Your Monitor Resolution:
1366x768
Additional Comments:
Needs a pretty girlish case for eycandy
And Most Importantly, Why Are You Upgrading:
Well my 15 y/o sister saw my badass I5 build [which cost around $980, got a great gtx 770 for cheap ] and said she wanted one once she saved up some cash. She told me she wants it for youtube, internet browsing, and minecraft on high settings with mods. She said she wanted it kind of cheap too, so here we go
Idea:
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.28 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($32.14 @ Amazon)
Case: Enermax ECA3253-PW ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.94 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX Power Supply ($29.93 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $341.25